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Chair: Stéphane Mallat …
9:30 - 10:10am
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Chair: Xavier Leroy Abstract It is often assumed that as AI makes regular progress in solving more and more problems in various areas, it approaches, asymptotically, the ultimate goal of artificial general intelligence (AGI). If AGI is understood as …
9:30 - 10:10am
Statuary and temple in ancient Egypt
Laurent Coulon, chair The Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt
Statuary and temple in ancient Egypt
Laurent Coulon, chair The Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt
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Temple of Ouadi es-Sebuâ Hourig Sourouzian has been invited by the assembly of the Collège de France on the proposal of Professor Laurent Coulon, Chair of The Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt . Hourig …
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Documents and media Download support 1 (Introduction) Download support 2 (Agricultural revolution, urbanization, ideas) Download reading …
2:00 - 4:00pm
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Portrait of Jules Oppert. Photo Jacques Pilartz (Bad Kissingen), 1897(?), Collège de France archives. Conference co-organized by Prof. Dominique Charpin, Mesopotamian Civilization chair, and Mr. Antoine Jacquet , researcher attached to the …
Daniel Lieberman
Introduction to evolutionary medicine
Daniel Lieberman
Introduction to evolutionary medicine
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Abstract The first lecture will examine the state of health today compared to the past, introduce the fundamental concepts of the field of evolutionary medicine, and provide some examples of how evolutionary medicine can help improve people's …
2:30 - 3:30pm
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Mark Bowick has been invited to the Collège de France by Professor Jean-François Joanny, Chair of Soft Matter and Biophysics . Mark Bowick Conferences in …
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© Charlotte d'Humières Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have produced unexpected and impressive results for weather forecasting, despite the complexity of these multi-scale phenomena. AI is also playing an increasingly important role in …
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9:10 - 9:50am
Alain Papaux
Law and painting : the animal cause, from the snail (del Cossa) to the ermine (da Vinci)
Alain Papaux
Law and painting : the animal cause, from the snail (del Cossa) to the ermine (da Vinci)
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Alain Papaux has been invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor Samantha Besson. The conference will be held under an agreement signed with the University of Lausanne. The Lady with an Ermine (detail), Leonardo da Vinci, …
11:00am - 12:00pm
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Abstract Within mathematics, fractions hold a special place. They present perennial difficulties to students, and yet, mastering fractions is a critical stepping stone towards algebra and higher-order mathematics. More than 20 years ago, Stanislas …
9:10 - 9:50am
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Colloquium organized for the centenary of Pierre Boulez's birth by Pr Pierre-Michel Menger, Sociology of Creative Work Chair, and Nicolas Donin , Professor of Musicology at the University of Geneva. With the support of the Collège de France Foundation and …
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In the land of two rivers: environment and societies in ancient Mesopotamia
Dominique Charpin, chair Mesopotamian Civilization
In the land of two rivers: environment and societies in ancient Mesopotamia
Dominique Charpin, chair Mesopotamian Civilization
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Hervé Reculeau has been invited by the assembly of the Collège de France on the proposal of Prof. Dominique Charpin, Mesopotamian Civilization Chair . Wadi Ajij, Syria If, as Herodotus wrote, Egypt is a gift of the Nile, then Mesopotamia is a gift of the …
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© Chappatte in The International New York Times Conference co-organized by Prof. Samantha Besson, International Law of Institutions Chair, and Prof. Henry Laurens, Contemporary History of the Arab World Chair. June 13 2025 from 9 h to 18 h 30, …
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ÉtienneChavannes, Champêtre Limonade , 1996 (detail). In 1825, France forcibly imposed a treaty on the Haitian Republic in which, in exchange for the recognition of its independence, Haiti undertook to pay 150 million francs in compensation to the …
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Detail from the mosaic at Tsipori (Sepphoris), "house of Dionysus", Israel. cc0. Organised by: Pre Edith Heard (Collège de France, Chair of Epigenetics and Cellular Memory) and Pre Claire Rougeulle (Institut …
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Carlos Lopes
Negotiating without believing
Carlos Lopes
Negotiating without believing
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Abstract Over the past three years, negotiations under the parallel processes of the post-Cotonou agreements and the agreements reached between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU), initiated following the AU-EU Abidjan Summit in November …
5:30 - 6:30pm
Carlos Lopes
Is Africa's demographic boom a problem ?
Carlos Lopes
Is Africa's demographic boom a problem ?
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Abstract Demographic transitions are often attributed to reduced fertility, triggered by significant developments in several areas. In this respect, health gains in Africa should be more widely recognized as a driver of its population growth. The fact …
11:00am - 12:00pm
Ailton Krenak
Didier Fassin, chair Moral Questions and Political Issues in Contemporary Societies
Ailton Krenak
Didier Fassin, chair Moral Questions and Political Issues in Contemporary Societies
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Ailton Krenak has been invited by the assembly of the Collège de France at the suggestion of Professors Didier Fassin , Chair of Moral Questions and Political Issues in Contemporary Societies , and Philippe Descola, Chair of Anthropology of Nature . …
